03:00 pm - 14th January 2004

IBOW - Hyderabad

The IBOW-(Hyd) is back from Vishu 70 MM AC to Sudarshan 35 MM to take the viewers response at the end of the morning show. And they found Bellamkonda Suresh and Lakshmipati Raju coming out of the theatre. The fans went on firing huge amount of crackers and dancing to the tunes of the drum beats. Bellamkonda is so happy that he danced along with the fans after watching the movie. He is so happy that no body could control him and he danced couple of mass steps ala Balayya.

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12:05 pm - 14th January 2004

IBOW - Hyderabad

The IBOW-(Hyd) is right now stationed at Mega theatre, Dilshuknagar and the crowds went frenzy looking at the IBOW thinking that some TV Channel had come to do the coverage. The crowds are full of mass as the area is densely populated with Andhra people who are settled in this area and hardcore Balayya fans. They will be moving to do the coverage at Vishnu 70 MM AC Vanasthalipuram from here.

11:55 am - 14th January 2004

IBOW - Tirupati & Nellore

The IBOW-(TPT-NLR) is right now stationed at Narthaki theatre in Nellore and just now interval happened and IBOW team got a chance to take the viewers response on first half and there is a super hit from everyone and fans are feeling extremely happy as Balayya has delivered a hit ferociously(ala simham). Crowds are shouting Simham vacchindi inka recordlu anni baddale. The move is released in 5 theatres in Nellore and there seems to be a positive response. The road leading to Narthaki is jam packed with crowds all over the place.

11:45 am - 14th January 2004

IBOW - Guntur & Vijaywada

The IBOW-(GNT-VJA) is right now stationed at Mangalagiri and they are watching the movie. The interval was just over and the report is positive. They will be starting to Vijayawada to get the viewers response.

11:30 am - 14th January 2004

Satyam - Ameerpet(Hyd)

The box did not arrive at Satyam theatre located in Ameerpet, Hyderabad as there is a shortage of three prints in Hyderabad. So the scheduled show might not be starting at the stipulated 11:45 AM and it might be delayed. The advance booking tickets are given for all the shows and the current booking is not opened yet. The theatre management informed that they are going to manage by getting one of the prints that are already in ciruclation and starting the show.

11:10 am - 14th January 2004

Hungama at Sudarshan 35 MM

IBOW-Hyd just left from Sudarshan 35MM and are on their way to Mega theatre in Dilshuknagar. Fans created hungama at Sudarshan 35 MM by firing huge amount of crackers and dancing to the drum beats. Nandamuri Rama Krishna brother of Balayya came to watch the noon show. All the tickets for Sudarshan 35 MM are booked till Sunday evening. The IB team distrubuted pamplets and tied special banners for LNS and fans went gaga over them. Jeevi is just now left the IB office to watch the show at Satyam scheduled at 11:45 AM. We can expect the jeevi review by 5 PM today evening.

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7:55 am - 14th January 2004

Second half report by IBOW (IB on Wheels) at Tirupati

Story:
When Asin asks Balayya on why he took bribes, he tells the flash back. It opens with the sister song 'Marumalli'. During that time Balayya raids on clubs which irks the local goons. As a revenge, they bomb the marriage venue of sister and kills her husband as well. They also destroy the properties of town. Prakash Raj is behind this. But Prakash Raj is not aware that the police officer is Lakshmi Narasimha himself. The goons file a reverse case on hero saying that he is the reason behind everything.

After narrating flashback, Balayya says that he collected a bribe of 1.5 crores from Prakash Raj to rehabilitate the town. Later on Prakash Raj kills father of hero by planting a bomb. The rest of the story is about hero killing the villain.

Second Half Highlights:

1. The second half is above average.
2. All songs are good
3. The emotional dialogues uttered before the team of Ahuti Prasad (lead scene to climax) are powerful.

Comments: First half is good. Second half is above average. All songs are good. Balayya performance is cool. Taking by Jayant has mass touch. The total length of the film is above 3 hours. There are certain lags in the second half which need to be trimmed.

IBOW Prediction: Lakshmi Narasimha would become a hit. The range would depend on how other films that are releasing in this season are going to perform.

Disclaimer: The comments passed on in this report are given by the team members who saw mid-night show at Tirupati. Watch out for the Jeevi review at 5 pm IST today!

5:55 am - 14th January 2004

Firsthalf report by IBOW at Tirupati

Story:
Lakshmi Narasimha enters Vijayawada city as a common man in mufti dress. He observes about whats going on in the city by going to market places and there by get a feel of how goons operate. Then he declares to everybody that he is ACP Lakshmi Narasimha. He suspends handful of police subordinates who take bribes. He cleans up the city. But interestingly he takes bribe from Prakash Raj, who is a big gangster. At the same time he punishes the men of Prakash Raj.

While searching for a rental place, Balayya gets in touch with Asin. And they like each other. They fall in love. They are about to get married. Then Prakash Raj comes up and declares that Balayya is a corrupt police officer by saying that he has taken bribes from him. Asin is angered with this and leave Balayya. This is the interval twist. Prakash Raj also challenges that he would kill the hero.

Highlights:
1. The 1st half of the film is good and entertaining.
2. Jadakotti song is the hightlight of first half and it would remain as the best dance steps done by Bala Krishna so far. He had 3 dresses for this song and performed variety steps with lots of ease and grace. It's a pucca mass song that has good amount of repeat value.
3. The other songs 'Devude' and 'Kosta' song are also good.
4. There are good dialogues by Paruchuri brothers. A few dialogues that would make a mark are

1. Nee talakayani police station mundu gummadikayalaaga velada deesta!
2. Ration card lo biyyam kosam, cinema halls lo tickets kosam aagatledaa? Alage Nyayam kosam eduru choodaleraa?
3. Raju cheppi champutaadu. Devuddu papam pandinappudu champutaadu. Ee Lakshmi Narsimha cheppakunda champutaadu.

5. Comedy is also good in the first half. Especially Krishna Bhagavan's comedy as subordinate of Bala Krishna.

Verdict: 1st half is good and entertaining

As reported by G Narasaiah for IBOW, at Tirupati Ramraj theater

4:30 am - 14th January 2004

+ve reports on LNS
The fan shows were completed in areas like Proddutur, Cudappah and Khammam. Interval part is over in Gudiwada. Tirupati show at Pratap & Ramraj was just started. As per the initial reports, the mouth talk of the film is pretty positive. They say that it's a very good entertaining first half and a satisfactory second half. 'Jadakotti' song is said to be extremely good. Wait for the interval report of LNS by IBOW (IB on wheels) team from Tirupati at 5:45 am.

12:30 am - 14th January 2004

Print delayed at Tirupati
The print is delayed at Tirupati for midnight show. The benifit show is expected to start at 2 am. Stay tuned for more.

11:34 pm - 13th January 2004

Balayya on pilgrimage
Bala Krishna has visted the holy town of Simhachalam today morning. It is reliably learnt that he would be visiting Tirupati to seek the blessings of Lord Venkateswara tomorrow (14th Jan 2004).

Bellamkonda's own release
Producer Bellamkonda Suresh is releasing Lakshmi Narasimha film on his own in three major areas - Nizam, Ceded and Vizag. For Nizam and Vizag, he is taking the help of 3rd party on by releasing this film on commission basis. But for Ceded area, he employed his own men

Cudappah show at 2 am
Sandhya theater is been renovated recently and the opening film is LNS. The tickets were sold at a flat rate of Rs. 150/- yesterday itself. As per the board displayed at Sandhya theater, the first benefit show would be screened at 2 am.

10:20 pm - 13th January 2004

Guntur business details
Priyanka Film distributors have bought the rights of LNS for Guntur area. LNS is being released with 15 prints in 15 centers in 22 theaters in Guntur area. For 3 areas, the distributor has given fixed hires. These three areas are Chilakaluripet (12.5 lakhs), Sathenapally (7.25 lakhs) and Piduguralla (7.75 lakhs).

Midnight show at Tirupati
Lakshmi Narasimha is releasing in Ramraj & Srinivasa in Tirupati holy town. The Ramraj theater management is waiting for the print and they would start the show as soon as print arrives. The expected showtime is 12 mid night.

Midnight show at Gudiwada
As per the news, two simultaneous mid nights shows are scheduled at 12. Tickets were sold out for 3 shows and the expected collections from these 3 shows are Rs. 90,000/-.

Gold Ring for lucky winner in Addanki
A benefit show is being organized in Addanki town tomorrow morning at 6 am. The theater management is going to give a laddoo for each patron and the lucky patron is going to get a gold ring inside that laddoo.

13th January 2004

8:48 pm: Previews held for LNS
A few preview shows of Lakshmi Narasimha were held today at Prasad Labs. One show was at 2 pm for distributors of the film. Another show was for the hero Bala Krishna and his family at 5:30. They have come out at 8:30 pm after watching the film. The reports seem to be encouraging.

Tiff over Krishna Mahal at Guntur
Krishna Mahal in Guntur is said to be lucky theater for NBK and for his fans. NBK latest Blockbusters Samarasimhareddy and Narasimhanaidu were screened at Krishna Mahal. Currently Shivamani occupying the hall and Shivamani is scheduled to run 100 days at Krishna Mahal. NBK fans tried very hard to retain their favorite movie theatre Krishna Mahal for the screening of LNS. The theatre owner has got severe pressure both from the NBK and Nag fans and the respective movie distributors. Hence Bhaskar Deluxe is decided as main theater for Lakshmi Narasimha. The side theaters are Saraswati and Swamy. The Bhaskar theater was confirmed on today's evening only.

Huge Rally at Addanki
First time a NBK movie is getting released at Addanki. Fans are making all arrangements to make this occasion as a sweet one. A big rally was arranged at Addanki with 40 Tata Sumos/Jeeps and 60 tractors. In a small town like Addanki, fans unveiled two NBK Lakshminarasimha cutouts one at Theatre and the other one at another junction. Addanki town is geared up with the release of 3 big movies for this sankranthi. It is believed that a third party person has bought the Lakshminarasimha movie for 4 lakhs.

Printing is over
The printing film Lakshmi Narasimha film was completed well before the schedule at Prasad labs and prints are being dispatched to respective centers. The midnight shows are ruled out in most of the areas. However, the midnight show is expected to start at 12 in Tirupati.

Again in Tangutur
Lakshminarasimha is getting released at Tangutur, a small panchayat in Prakasam District. Incidentally another big movie that is supposed to be stiff competitor for the LNS is not released at Tangutur. LNS is releasing at Apsara and the theatre owner is again spending 2.75 lakhs for this movie (previously PBN is also screened at the same theatre and the screening rights for PBN is same as LNS).